Alert Monitor 
Definition
A Web item
that the query views display as a list or a hierarchy in a Web application.
These query
views were found during background processing by the 
Reporting
Agent.
Use
With the
help of the 
Alert
Monitor Web item,
you can go to the query views generated in the Exception Reporting and
Reporting Agent processes and see at a glance any noticeable, deviating key
figures from defined threshold values. You can also set filters.
Since there is only one data source for the Alert Monitor, there is no need to set up the Alert Monitor Web item as a separate data provider. The Alert Monitor Web item generates a suitable data provider for itself and transfers the filter operations to this data provider automatically.
Structure
In addition to its general attributes, the Alert Monitor Web item has the following attributes:
Attributes |
Description |
Query (FILTER_QUERY) |
You can use this attribute to filter according to entries that come under a specific query. If you do not specify a query, no filter applies. |
Display minimal view list (MINIMAL_VIEW) (optional) 'X' = Yes, ' ' = No |
When you go to the detail view, only the key figure columns are displayed for which exceptions can arise. If you do not specify the parameter, the key figures are shown as scheduled. |
InfoCube (FILTER_INFOCUBE) |
You can use this attribute to filter according to entries that come under a specific InfoCube. If you do not specify an InfoCube, no filter applies. |
InfoArea (FILTER_INFOAREA) |
You can use this attribute to filter according to entries that come under a specific InfoArea. If you do not specify an InfoArea, no filter applies. |
Red entries (FILTER_RED) "X" = Yes, " " = No |
If you activate this attribute, you see the rows with at least one red entry. |
Yellow entries (FILTER_YELLOW) "X" = Yes, " " = No |
If you activate this attribute, you see the rows with at least one yellow entry. |
Green entries (FILTER_GREEN) "X" = Yes, " " = No |
If you activate this attribute, you see the rows with at least one green entry. |
Do not display number of alerts (SUPPRESS_NUMBERS) "X" = Yes, " " = No |
You can use this attribute to determine that the number of alerts not be displayed in the alert monitor. Only the current alert symbol is shown. |
Display highest alert level (DISPLAY_MAX_LEVEL) "X" = Yes, " " = No |
Instead of displaying red, yellow, and green entries with their frequency for each query view, you can display just the entry with the highest alert level. This may make the display easier to study. |
Number of rows in table (BLOCK_SIZE) Default value: 10 |
Number of rows displayed at once in the table. With the help of this attribute, you can determine the number of entries you want to display at the same time.
We recommend that you restrict the number of entries, especially when the number of alerts is high.
If you set the value to 0, all entries are displayed. If there are more rows with alerts, an index is added for you to scroll down. |
Display as hierarchy (HIERARCHY) "X" = Yes, " " = No |
If you activate this attribute, the alerts are displayed in a hierarchy, starting with the level of InfoArea, InfoProvider, and query, and going up to the individual query views. If you deactivate this attribute, the alerts are displayed as a flat list. This means only the query views are displayed (no InfoAreas, InfoProviders, or queries). |
Template for display (TARGET_TEMPLATE_ID) (optional) |
Web template upon which the detail view display is based. |
List display (LIST_FOCUS_LEVEL) |
This setting only affects the non-hierarchical display. You can set the criteria according to which alerts are to be displayed. You can choose from the following types: · VIEW: Navigational state · CELL: Individual Cells · EXCEPTIONS: Exceptions · INFOAREA: InfoArea · InfoCube: INFOCUBE · QUERY: Query Only lines of this type are displayed according to the selection. |
List of columns with labels (COLUMN_LIST) |
You can structure the columns however you want and display headers for the individual columns. Under Column Name, choose the type of column and enter the desired column heading for each. The following column types are available: · TEXT: Text · ACTION: Action · VALUE: Value with individual cells · DOCUMENT: Document display · MAX_LEVEL: Display greatest alert level · RED: Number of red exceptions · YELLOW: Number of yellow exceptions · GREEN: Number of green exceptions · DATE: Creation date · TIME: Creation time In the
Reporting Agent you can make a setting so that the alert monitor entries are
given a URL. To do this
you need to maintain an entry in the Action (ACTION) column here. You can find
more information under
This attribute compounds the attributes COLUMN_NAME and COLUMN_CAPTION. |
Display column captions (DISPLAY_COLUMN_CAPTION) 'X' = Yes, ' ' = No |
If you do not activate this attribute, then the column headings are not displayed.
|
Display toolbar (DISPLAY_TOOLBAR) 'X' = Yes, ' ' = No |
If this attribute is specified, then the user can control the attributes FILTER_RED, FILTER_YELLOW, FILTER_GREEN, HIERARCHY, and LIST_FOCUS_LEVEL using a toolbar. |
Display Data Provider (DISPLAY_DATA_PROVIDER) (optional) 'X' = Yes, ' ' = No |
The detail view for an entry can also be displayed in the same Web template. To do this, the logical name of the DataProvider to be used for the display must be specified. The Web items that retrieve your data from this DataProvider display the detail view for the Alert Monitor entry automatically. |
In addition, you can use the following attribute, which is not available to you in the Web Application Designer, which, however, can be inserted using the HTML view of the Web template.
Attribute |
Description |
Detail frame (TARGET_FRAME) |
Name of the frame for the detail view If you do not specify a detail frame, the detail view is displayed using pure HTML in the same window and opens a separate window using activated Java Script. |
The parameters JUMP_WBID and JUMP_PAGEID used in BW 2.x are still supported. However, we recommend that you no longer use these.